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Castagneto Carducci offers different
landscapes: it is the ideal place for those who love the sea
or for tourists who want to spend their holiday on the nearby
hills or in the country.
Castagneto Carducci is a town full of
traditions and important cultural aspects. Its old
town is well-preserved and rich in historical remains: ancient
roads, squares and buildings can be admired in the centre
of the town, in “via Vittorio Emanuele”
or in “Piazzale Belvedere”
where several traditional exhibitions take place. “Santissimo
Crocifisso” is the name of an important church
where you can see the wonderful Christ Crucified which dates
back to 400.Castagneto was first mentioned in a document which
dates back to 754 a.C. In the beginning the town was under
“Della Gherardesca” family’s control, later
under Pisan control and since 1405 under Florentine contol.
In this period we have the birth of two other towns: Bolgheri
and Donoratico which were destroyed
in 1433 because of a Florentine revenge. In Castagneto the
first inhabitants arrived in 1832 while the railway was bulit
in 1863.
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